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DCSA Industry Blueprint 2026.Q1

Introduction
- BPMN files and repository
- Legal notice
Overview

Introduction

The DCSA Industry Blueprint is the BPMN representation of container shipping business processes that are supported (fully or partially) by DCSA standard, in scope for future DCSA standardization or otherwise relevant within the context of DCSA standardization.

Note: Process elements highlighted in blue are in scope of the corresponding DCSA standard.

BPMN files and repository

This section provides access to the complete set of BPMN diagrams that constitute the DCSA Industry Blueprint. These files represent the authoritative process models referenced throughout the overview and journey-specific pages.

BPMN files in GitHub: https://github.com/dcsaorg/DCSA-Information-Model/tree/01d1fa304af83d94f6fe840243d058fdb505a324/src/main/resources/ibp

BPMN files zip archive: DCSA-Industry-Blueprint-2026-Q1.zip

Legal notice

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Overview

Journey Types

Shipment Journey

Booking-to-Payment covers all activities and documentation processes related to a customer’s order, including:

Customer-driven processes (and/or processes triggered by the customer)
Processes executed in relation to an agreement between the customer and the carrier, which are subsequently invoiced and settled

Explore processes of the Shipment Journey

Equipment Journey

Pickup-to-Return covers all activities and documentation processes directly related to containers and physical container movements, including:

Equipment-driven processes
Carrier-driven processes

Explore processes of the Equipment Journey

Vessel Journey

Departure-to-Arrival covers all activities and documentation processes related to a vessel and its associated port calls in support of the transport of shipments, including:

Activities required to execute a port call successfully
Preparation for vessel arrival and follow-up activities after vessel departure

Note: Activities during sea passage are currently out of scope.

Explore processes of the Vessel Journey

Processes Overview

This overview illustrates the end-to-end set of processes supporting containerized cargo transport across the shipment, equipment, and vessel journeys. It spans pre-shipping, liner operations, and post-shipping activities, and covers interactions between customers, carriers, terminals, ports, and other operational partners.

The processes are grouped by journey and lifecycle stage, including booking and documentation, equipment management, vessel planning and operations, cargo movement, and exception handling. Together, they provide a structured view of how operational, commercial, and regulatory processes interrelate to support planning, execution, and completion of a container shipment.

Activity Overview

This activity overview provides a simplified, end-to-end view of the key milestones across the shipment, equipment, and vessel journeys. It highlights the primary state changes and hand-offs that occur from booking confirmation through cargo delivery, equipment return, and vessel arrival.

Shipment Journey activities illustrate the progression from booking and shipping instructions through documentation, payment, customs clearance, cargo release, and final invoicing.
Equipment Journey activities show the lifecycle of a container from empty equipment allocation and pickup, through stuffing, export, loading, discharge, stripping, and eventual empty return.
Vessel Journey activities capture the core operational milestones around manifest submission, vessel loading and discharge, departure, regulatory clearance, arrival, and berthing.

This overview is intentionally high-level and milestone-oriented. It abstracts from detailed decision points, exceptions, and partner-specific variations, which are described in the corresponding detailed process diagrams. Together, these activities provide a common reference for understanding how shipment, equipment, and vessel processes progress and interrelate across the container transport lifecycle.

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